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Fallon County Times
"VOLUME NUMBER 49
BAKER, MONTANA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963
10c A COPY
NUMBER THREE
Egg Shell Mosaics Interesting Hobby, 0jjfy AlfDOrt
Well Dry Hole
Mrs. Anna Schultz with her egg shell mosaic picture which was
awarded a blue ribbon at the Fallon County Fair, in the background
is the one done by her granddaughter.
By Sara Kerr
Mrs. Anna Schultz has always
been interested in handicraft and
needlework, of any kind, so when
her granddaughter Sharon Zie-
barth of Seattle sent her a picture
she had made of egg shells in her
school art class, it was a challenge.
If the granddaughter could do
it, maybe she could, so she went to
-work collecting egg shells. She
found that the inside membrane
must be removed as soon as the
egg is broken. Then experimenting, she got the 'best results using different colored crepe paper
as a source of dye. She pours hot
water over the paper to extract the
color.
For her masterpiece she copied
an autumn scene requiring the
•whole range of autumn colors,
reds, orange and browns, with a
lake bringing in the contrasting
blues and greens. She outlined the
design with water color on a board,
then went to work breaking off
the right size, shape and color of
each tiny piece of egg shell to form
the picture, then glued them onto
the board with transparents glue.
Egg shell mosaic is just one of
Mrs. Schultz's hobbies. She does
oil painting, and is more than involved with popular tincraft. From
the lids of tin cans she has devised wind bells.
'Mrs. Schultz was born in Man-
dan, where she married Cornelius
Loran in 1909. They moved to Fal?
Ion County in 1910 homesteading
on land adjoining the 101 ranch.
They moved to Baker in 1936,
where her husband died in 1941.
Later she married William Schultz
who died just last November.
Three Accidents
On Highway
Christmas eve at 7:30, Mrs. Ar-
<len Jones enroute to Great Lakes
Naval station to join her husband,
ran off the right hand side of
Highway 12 2i/2miles west of Baiter and into Red Butte Creek. She
-was able to crawl out of the car
and onto the edge of the road
where she was picked up by Berny
"Woods and Bill Johnson and taken
to the Fallon County Memorial
hospital for six weeks. Her. hus-
hand is on leave and is in Baker
-with her. She was driving a I960
Healey Austin, and the accident
■was attributed to a state of fatigue.
No citation was issued, the damage
to the car was estimated at $800.00.
At 5 a. m. Christmas morning,
Clifford W. Davis coming from
Miles City went to sleep, ran off
the left hand side of the road H/2
miles west of Baker, broke off two
guard posts, went into the ditch,
but the car did not turn over. Tlfe
car a 1958 station wagon was not
damaged nor the driver injured. He
was given two citations, one for
not having a drivers license and
failure to drive in a careful and
prudent manner.
Thursday morning, Dec. 27 at
3 a. m. Gustav Allerdings accompanied by his -wife and driving a
1951 Chevrolet, stalled three miles
south of Wibaux due to faulty
.equipment. He was run into by
Delia Mae Brockel enroute north
driving a 1960 Chevrolet., Blizzard
conditions caused the accident.
The Allerding car was damaged to
the extent of $200.00 and Brocket car damage was $50.00. '
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By Larry Busch
Shell Oil Company recently completed the City of Baker well situated in the Southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of Section
24, Township 7 North of Range 5§
East of the M.P.M. The main area
of the airport is on the northeast
quarter of the same section and
range. The well was completed as
a dry hole. Total depth was 9450
feet and penetrated the uppermost
potential reservoirs of the Red
River Formation. Prior to abandonment a drill stem test was taken and approximately 10 barrels of
water was recovered. The remainder of the known reservoirs were
evaluated by detailed work with
the drill cuttings and openhole
logs.
The City of Baker well encountered steeply dipping beds along
the west side oL £he Baker structure associated with faulting which
has separated this well from th§
oil bearing portion of the structure. Due to the faulting Shell
found it necessary to drill an additional 830 feet of hole to encounter the same formation that
is . producing in the Continental-
Northern Pacific well lofated approximately one-half mile east of
the airport location. All of the
potential oil reservoirs in the City
of Baker well, were found at a
depth considerably below the oil-
water- contact. These reservoirs
contained water only and the well
was plugged and abandoned.
Helmerich & Payne, drilling
SOUNDING1 OFF
By Margaret Lathrop
"Some jobs have to be put off
dozens of times before they completely slip your mind."
That is probably, the way that
our New Years resolutions will eni
up but we are,in hopes that the
holiday brought all you desired
and that the New Year will be
more than good to you.
It seems a little hard to get
in the groove this week. Practically every day- seems like
Sunday and there is little rhyme
or reason to a press:day that in
all aspects shapes up like the
beginning of a new week.
We are more. than grateful to
those of you who have: been taking
care of your su'bscribtfons. We will
do all in our power to;, try to make
the paper interesting/ during this
coming year.'
We still are wondering what
could have happened to keep the
weather so perfect In this part
of the state for those visiting in
neighboring places and also those
visiting our little city.
Possibly the good weather and
interest in the new license plates
were factors which brought out a
standing line of people to get their
new plates Wednesday morning,
according to Mrs. Mildred Hurley,
county treasurer.
Clarence Carlsom has the de-
stinctiori along with - Governor
Tim in having number one plate.
Mrs. Hurley also issues the
warning once more that all gainfully employed residents must have
contractors who drilled the city Montana license plates on their
Forsyth Dogies
To Play Spartans
By Lyle Gillette
Friday night, January 4, the
Forsyth Dogies of the Southern
division class "B" will trod into
town to take on the Spartans in a
non-conference basketball game.
On the following evening, January
5. conference standings are again
at stake as the Scobey Spartans in-
vide the confines of Baker's gym-
namium.
Forsyth is currently leading
their league wtih ■ five wins and
one loss and will bring along their
second-stringers to battle the
Baker "B" squad in the 6:45 preliminary. The Spartans are taking out a "Dogie" catching license
in hopes of netting the fast moving Forsyth crew.
Scobey brings to town a conference standing just a little better than the home-owned Spartans. The blue toga wearing Sco-
beyites have been successful in
one assault on Eastern Division
opponents and would like to add
Baker to their scant collection of
wins.
For the early arriving cage fan
the preliminary game will pit. the
freshmen- of -Baker high against
the Baker junior high "Trojans/'
At 1:00 p. m., Saturday, the
Baker junior high seventh graders
meet the juniors of Plevna on the
Spartan hill court. *
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Circle Wildcats
Run Up Big Lead
Oil and Water Stories Highlight
News Events During the Past Year
Howard Corey
Jn Navy FOCS
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m4fts?.
Howard Corey at- Saufly Field,
Pensacola, Florida after completing his first solo flight on Dec. 7.
Howard, who is in Flight Officers Candidate School, of.the TJ.
6. Navy in Squadron One, gradu-.
ated from the Baker high school
Jn 1957, -and from Montana State
College last March. He joined the
navy in May. He lives in Milton,
Florida with his wife and small
daughter Jacqueline. Mrs. Corey is
the former Irjjs Gilbert from
Scobey and graduated from MSC
in June, and joined her husband
Jn September.
Many City Drivers
Forfeit Bonds
The Baker police report Arthur
McKay forfeited a $50.00 bond for
disturbing the peace on November
7. Other 'police news in December
include: . \ ,
December 6. Doug Marston forfeited a $10.00 bond for driving
without a license plate.
December 14. Earl Ketchum wasj
fined $25.00 for reckless driving
and $25.00 for leaving th.e scene of
an accident. '- --»•*• ■
December. 15. Jim Ray Clugston
forfeited a $10.00 bond for driving
without a drivers license.
December 17. Lee Madsen was
fined $25.00 for leaving the scene
of «m accident, and $10.00 for driving with faulty brakes.
December 18. Harold Cundall was
fined $10.00 for driving without a
drivers license.
December 21. Jay Cawdell, forfeited a $10.00 bond for having license plates. Lyle Randal was
fined $10.00 for driving on the
wrong side of the street. Ralph,
Shepherd forfeited a $10.00 bond
for not having license, plates.
December 22. John Schaefer was
fined $25.00 for leaving the scene
of an accident, and $25.00 for reckless driving.
December 24. A juvenile was
fined $15.00 for failure to drive
in a careful and prudent manner.
Gerald Plummer forfeited a $10.00
bond for speeding.
December 25. Laurence E. Stein-
er forfeited a $15.00 bond for
speeding.
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MEN INDUCTED
Men to leave from Fallon County January 8 th to be inducted into
the armed services are Lawrence
Schaefer,' son of Mr. and Mrs. Emll
Schaefer, of Plevna; Victor Graf,
son of John Graf, also of Plevnaj
Calvin Pierce, son of R. D. Pierce
of Ekalaka and Roger Fried, son
of Bill Fried of Baker. Roger has
been a member of the Baker police
force for the past six months. They
will leave from Butte January 9.
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Marmarth Boy's
Condition Good
Clayton Graham, 13, of Marmarth, N. D., who was shot in the
head while hunting Saturday, was
listed in good condition by Deaconess Hospital officials Sunday
night.
The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Graham, was flown into'
Billings- from Baker Saturday
afternoon. He underwent surgery
Saturday night.
He was hunting with an uncle,
Ervin Graham, five miles north
of Marmarth when he was ac-
cidently shot with a .22 calibre
rifle, Marmarth poiice said.
Graham then left the boy and
ran and walked back to town
where he called a Baker doctor.
The, doctor took1 the boy*to the
Baker hospital where he treated
him for exposure and readied
him for the flight to Billings. —
Billings Gazette, Dec. 31, 1962.
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DRIVERS EXAMS
There will be an opportunity to
take driver license examinations
each Tuesday in January, begmV
ning the 8 th. Those wanting to
take the tests should report to the
examiner at the court house before 11 a. m. or 4 p. m.
well have been given a contract
to drill a well in the Pine Unit
Area.
The Pan American well recently
completed in Section 5 about two
miles northeast of Baker has been
placed on production. According
to the last issue of the Montana
Oil Journal this well is producing
135 barrels of oil per day plus 10
per' cent water from the Red River
formation.
Continental, apparently, has suspended drilling operations temporarily. Two Continental locations
have 'been staked in Bowman
County, North Dakota just across
the Little Missouri River in what
has been designated as the Little
Missouri field.
By coincidence Shell • drilling
contractors completed six wells
within the past ten days and each
contractor ,has._ started another
well. Following is a' list of locations of completed wells and new
locations now drilling:
In the Pennel Field: SE/SW^4
of Sec. 10, Twp-. 8 N. Rge. 59 E.
and SEV4SE^4 of Sec. 15—same
township and range just completed. New locations are SEV4NWV4
of Sec. 10, Twp. 8 N. Rge. 59E.
and SEV4SWH of Sec. 32, Twp.
8 N. Rge. 60 E.
In Corral Creek Area: Just completed are wells in Sections 3 and
4 and new wells started are in
Sections 4 and 10 all in township 6
North, Range 60 E.
Two recent completions in „ the
Little Beaver Field East in Bowman County. One' rig is moving
back into Montana in-Sec. 5, Twp
4 N. Rge. 62 East. The other rig
is moving into what can be called
a wildcat in the Little Missouri
Field just across the Little Missouri River in Bowman County,
North Dakota,.
SchoolFunds
Are Distributed
Fallon and Wibaux are the only
counties in the state who did not
receive. state school equalization
funds, because the evaluation in
these counties is large enough to
equalize the foundation program,
without aid from the state, according to Mrs. Lucille Riley, county superintendent of schools.
State school equalization funds
totaling $7,971,646 were allocated
to Montana counties Thursday as
the first of two payments for elementary and % secondary public
schools.
Supt. of Public Instruction Harriet Miller said this first payment
represents about 60 per cent of
the funds for the current fiscal
year.
Schools will receive payment
next month. from another source,
the state classroom unit assistance fund, Miss Miller said.
, The $7.9 million payment comes
under the .school foundation program, a plan that has had ox-
tensive revisions recommended
for it by a special governor's
committee. These recomenda-
tions will be studied by the 1963
legislature. ■
The foundation program, counting this and .the second payment
in the spring, pays about half .of
all school costs statewide, Miss
Miller said; -
•The first installments vary from
highs of $912,718 in Yellowstone
and $831,468 in Cascade counties
to the low-of $9,943 in Meagher
County. ' • ,
cars. i
We are welcoming back Jim
Anderson this week'to the Times"
staff who has been employed'
several months In Fort Benton
and bidding goodbye- to Montie
Stanhope who is, planning to
learn the offset printing trade.
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Many Highway
Violations Noted
Nov. 30, 1962 - A juvenile was
fined $10.00 for exceeding night
speed limit.
Dec. 2—Larry Joe Wimen of
Baker, failure to drive to right of
roadway, fined $10.00.
Dec. 4—Ray A. Vallie, Marmarth,
N. D., driving witnout a drivers
license. Fined $10.00. \ .
Dec 6—James A. 'B<ttch, Baker,'
90 day resident operating without
a -Montana drivers license. Fined
$10.00.
Dec. 6—Frank D. Mitchell, Glen-
dive. 90 day resident operating
without a Montana drivers license. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 6—Carl Birger Owens, Baker'. Exceeding the 55 MPH night
limit. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 8—Roy Charles Rose, Baker. Exceeding the 55 MPH night
limit. Fined $10.00..
Dec. 8—J. James Troy, Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho. Speeding in a 25
MPH zone. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 9—Vernon Schatz, Baker.
Speeding in a 25 MPH zone. Fined
$15.00. .
Dec. 9—Clein G. Willette, Bowman, N. D. Exceeding the 55 MPH
night limit. Fined $25.00.
Dec 9—Gerald D. Spangler,
Prairie City, S. D. Driving without a drivers license. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 9—Donald H. Steen, Is-
may Exceeding the 55 MPH night
limit. Fined $15.00.
Dec. 14—Reinhard Frank Barth,
Baker. Defective signel lamps. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 14—Floyd Roy Quenzer,
Baker. Speeding, failure to drive
in a, careful and prudent maner.-
Fined $15.00.
Dec. 16—Robert Kremers, Gol-
va, N. D. Exceeding the 55 MPH
night limit. Fined $15.00.
Dec. 20—Joseph A. Mendro, Wil-
liston, N. D. Exceeding 55 MPH
night limit. Fined $10.00.
Dec 20—Neil Brian Ballard,
Mankato, Minn. Exceeding. 55
MPH night limit. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 21—Timothy B. Hellman,
Glendive. Exceeding 55 MPH night
limit. Fined $15.00.
Dec. 25—Clifford William Davis,
Baker. Driving without a drivers
license and failure to drive in a
careful and prudent manner. Fined
$10.00 on each. . .
Dec. 25—Richard E. Phillips,
Plevna. 90 day resident driving
without a Montana drivers license.
Fined $10.00.
Dec. 25MRober Leach, Ismay.
Speeding, failure to drive in a
careful and prudent manner. Fined $10.00.
Dec. 25—Gale Leach,. Ismay.
Speeding, failure to drive in a careful and prudent manner. Fined
$10.00. .
Baker (46)
Roy (31)
Bowen (1)
Nichols (1)
Davis (5)
Steffes (2)
By Lyle Gillette
Baker's attempt at winning their
first Eastern Division Class "B"
basketball game fell by the wayside as the Circle Wildcats ran up
an 81-46 win over the Spartans,
December 21 in Baker.
Circle led 16-2, 37-16 and 60-23
at. the end of each quarter. The
Baker "B" quintet defeated the
Circle "subs" 41-37 in the preliminary
Circle (81)
F Ophus (9)
F Sargent (6)
C Brown (11)
G Van Atta (8)
G~ Olson (8)
Subs: Baker, Rediske (2) Holm-
lund (2), Sinclair (8), Joyce,
Wenz (4). Circle, Luemberger (1),
Schillingerm D. (6), Cackle ',(10),
Moline (13), Scbillinger, R. (9).
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ACP Development
Meeting Planned
Plans for the annual meeting to
develop the Agricultural Conservation Program for Fallon county for
1963 were announced today by
Fred Buerkle, chairman of the
County Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation committee. The
purpose of the meeting, according
to Mr. Buerkle, will be to secure
from representatives of all agencies and groups interested in conservation of resources, suggestions
for the cost-sharing program
which will be available this year.
He pointed out that a wide variety
of cost-sharing practices may be
offered and that the development
group is anxious to adapt the
practices to fit the needs of Fallon
county and the objective of the
prograrb. Invited to attend. the
meeting- which will begin at ten
a. m. at the county. office meeting
room are ASC County committeemen, ASC Community committeemen, The county agent, FHA representative, SCS Work Unit Conservationist, _ Vocational Agricultural instructors, Soil Conservation District Supervisors and EnTil
Olander, Farmer Fieldman for this
district. Immediately after the
development meeting, the ASC
committee together with the Extension Agent, who is ex-officio,
member of the ASC committee, and
representatives of the Soil Conservation Service will meet to
draft and recommend the county's
1963 program: The county has
Stories of oil .and water dominate the news as we review the
events as reported in the Fallon
County Times for 1962.
January 4: Farmers and ranchers meet with city council to express concern over the application of Shell Oil company to use
30,000 barrels of fresh water per
day in a water flooding program
in the Pine unit area . . . Larry
Busch reports Continental Oil
company has four producing wells
in the immediate vicinity of Baker.
January 11: Gene Huntley reports to the Chamber of Conf-
merce on interview with staff of
U. S. geological survey re water
resources of the county . . . The
state supreme court denies Baker a license "to operate a livestock
market . . . Dr. David Weeks and
family of Saudi, Arabia visit his
parents the S. A. Weeks family.
January 18: Brinkerhoff drilling
company from Powell, Wyoming
arrives to drill for Continental Oil
Company . . . Sang Gul Sho from
Korea visits his sister Mrs. Glenn
Kusler before entering Universify
of Indiana . . . New self service
dry cleaning equipment installed .. .
January 25: Pros and cons of
water flooding program presented .. . Jayceens and Lions club
members give all school children
in the county vision screening test.
February 1: Leo Graybill" Jr.
speaks to county democrats . . .
Mrs. Marlys Spriggs given 4-H
alumni award.
February 8: County commissioners oppose water flooding program, until studies prove underground water resources will no"t
be depleted. . . . Don and Agnes
Morrow hold open hoiise in their
recently purchased Baker hotel . ..
Darrell Johnson buys historic 101
ranch . . .
February 15: Baker host to Class
"C" basketball tournament . . .
Continental - Northern Pacific
bring in producing well in Pennel
field . . .
February 22: Gene Huntley reports state oil and gas commission
approve Shell Oil company request
for water flooding program . . .
Broadus wins Class "C" basketball
title. . . - ~
March 1: Fallon County's new
oil field christened "Lookout
Butte"'. . . Sportsmen's club report their many community activities . . . L. M. Corbitts observe
their 59th wedding anniversary
Pievna high school . . . Candidates
for nominating election listed,
with party contests for county
commissioners and treasurer . . .
June 7: John Karen Jr. and De-
lane Beach win their party's nomination for county commissioner...
Peterson reports results of water
survey . . . Rev. Bill Simmons
speaker at Legion Memorial day
services.
June 14: Mrs. Helen Nelson and
son Jim escape serious injury in
Northern Pacific train wreck near
Missoula . . . Cloud burst causes
water to run over spillway for the
first time in many years.
June 21: Council takes stand on
furnishing water outside city limits .. . Republicans ask for underground water survey . . . Dr.
Carl Krerael from Montana State
College speaks at Farmers Union
picnic . . . City sprayer for mosquitoes.
June 28: Two men apprended '
by local police, taken to Terry by
Prairie county officials who held
warrants for them on first degree
burglary charges . . . Shell Oil
company successful bidder for oil
and gas leases on Bureau of Land
Management land in Cedar Creek
field . . . William McKiernan .appointed game warden for Baker
area . . . Mrs Henry Lent and Ver-
na Chesmore injured in separate
lawn mower accidents.
July 5: Hail hits southern part
of the county . . . Ten oil rigs
drilling in area . . . Gene Hoff
reports crop prospects better than.
any time since he came to the
county in 1946 . . . Three new
teachers hired for high school . . .
School bus and kindergarten discontinued by action of school
board.
July 12: Worst hail to hit county
since 1943 strikes Baker and
southern part of Fallon County
July 6. Interrupts 4-H talent niglit
program "Around the World"...
Severe windstorm oh July 9.
July 19: More than 100 old
timers attend picnic at fair
grounds . , . Police have trouble
with motorists who park their
cars in business district during
street cleaning hours . . . Leon
Newell reports 3.67 inches of rain
for the first 17 days of July . . .
A 25 year average rainfall for July
is 1.94 ... Oil wells being drilled
in Ismay and Plevna areas.
July 26: Dr. Thomas Bruck, dentist opens office in Weeks clinic
_ , ft_ XT , building. . . General Adjustment
Feb. 25 . • New post office de- bureau sets up catastrophe .office
dicated^February 28 Js~„ .. |in ciVic-eent.er to adjust hail in-
March-8: School board-votes to surance claims . . . Governor Tim
add five new teachers to the staff
of the Baker schools for 1962-63."..
March 15: Lions club complete
payments on water well at Medicine Rocks state park . . . God and
Country awards .given to Boy
Scouts . . . Library story hours
popular ...
March 22: County commissioners ask for federal aid to study
underground water supply and
decide to build new county shop„
Career clinic held for high school
seniors. . .
March 29: Clyde Burns president of Baker Chamber of Commerce replies to attack made (by
Shell oil company. Fallon Post No.
35, host to. American Legion dis^-
trict No. 10 . . Lesson in food
buying given to HD club leaders.
Election planned to ask for additional 10 mill levy to operate
school.
April 5: City council rents
large street sweeper . . . Miles
City chorus presents program under the auspices of Woman's
club . . . Voters reject mill levyj
April 12:- Art exhibit at library
high light of Library week. Helm-
rich and Payne drilling contracted
for Shell Oil company, established new record in Lookout Butfe
area. Pictures show crowded class
rooms in the new Baker high
school . . .
April IS: Mayor Keirle injured
in fall from a horse . . . Eight fife
for post as county commissioner .. . Miss Wold holds training
school for family life leaders of
HD clubs. '.. .
April 26: Walter.Graf, of EMCE
Ba'bcock addresses Baker residents
on problems relating to Fox Hills
sands aquifier ... Dr. Sid Groff
of Montana School of Mines at
Butte initiates ground water survey . . . July 21 Crazy Days very
festive and successful . . . Rust
damages crops not hit by hail
(Continued on back page)
Worthy Grand
Matron To Make
Official Visit
Mrs. Bernice Cole, Winnett,
Worthy Grand Matron, who is to.
make her official visit to Charity
Chapter No. 60 Friday, January 11,
will be honored at a tea in the
afternoon at 3 p. m. The tea will
be held at the^home of Mrs. Nellie Lou Busch, who has been a
close friend of Mrs. Cole's since
their husbands served together in
the state senate.
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C OF C MEETING POSTPONED
The regular meeting of the Baker Chamber of Commerce will be
Jan.. 3, announced President, Clyde
Burns.
'Mohawk' Brought
Back To County
Leighton Lloyde Alden, alias Gene
Ellis, more commonly known - as
"Mohawk"' was brought back to
Fallon County from Kennebec, S.
D. last weekend by Sheriff T. M.
Huf ford.,
Alden is charged with the * following crimes in' the Fallon. County* ^District Court:.grand larceny,
uttering a fraudulent check and
forgery, all felonies;
He is held in the county Jail in
lieu, of the deposit of a .totel of
125.00 bail bond aiider these chargf
6di
been allocated.$46,000 for sharing• selected to study languages in
with the farmers and ranchers the
cost of needed projects to conserve soil, water, forest and wildlife resources.
As soon as the county program
has been approved, announcement
will* be made and producers may
file requests.for cost-sharing at
the County ASCS office. Producers who are\ interested in the
program are reminded that cost-
sharing payment cannot be made
on any practice which is carried
out in whole or in part prior to
the time that a request for assistance is filed with the County ASC
committee. *
The meeting will he January 10.
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LEAVES FOR FORT RILEY
Victor Buerkle left Tuesday by
bus from MilesjCity for Fort Riley
Kansas, after, spending Christmas
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. -John
Buerkle. ■ Victor who was inducted
into the% armed services last August, completed his basic training at
Fort Ord, California then went to
Fort Huachuo, Arizona.•"'There"'' he
completed, a ten week school to
train mechanics * for* drone planes.
These are small radio-radar controlled planes (no.pilots) that are
used in taking pictures of = enemy
terrain..
Germany . . . Plevna girls stage
style show under the direction of
Home Economics teacher . . .
Pete Herbsts hold 55th wedding
anniversary. High school senior
girls guests of Woman's club annual banquet.
May. 3: Neighbors and friends
put in crop for Dick O'Connor
while he is hospitalized at Billings . . . New street cleaner delivered, early Monday and Thursday morning hours designated' for
street cleaning . . . Large crowd
from both Fallon and Carter Counties attend HD Council to hear
Rev. Roe speak on Greenland.
May 10: Dr. Melvin Rogstad
heads school board . . . Chamber
of Commerce hears need- for' water
survey . . . Baker sales! born reorganized, name, changed to Baker Livestock Auction.". . Clarksona
of Buffalo drill for oil near Little
Beaver station . -; . '
May 17: 43 seniors^; graduate
from Baker high school';,. ..French
club gives Paris style; side walk
cafe dinner. $-\ -
May'24.,Pan AmericanjOil company enters Baker"field-;; . . Hospital holds open house ;». . Robert
Ellingson: elected commander Post
35. l- "
May 81: Ten graduate from
Mrs. Bernice Cole
Officers of the local organization anticipate a visit from Arnold'
Benson, Glendive, worthy grand
patron at this same meeting and.'
would urge all O.E.S. members in
the area to attend the meeting.at
8 p. m. in the Masonic, temple.
Officers, serving Charity Chapter No. 60 are Iya- Andolshek,
worthy matron; Glenn Rugg, Worthy patron;. Ethel North; associate
matron; Dwight Loutzenhiser, associate;, patron; Wilma Livesay
secretary; . Martha Rediske, treasurer; Shirley Askin, conductress";
Elaine Rugg,. associate conductress; Margaret Griffith, chaplain-
Darlene Martin, marshall; Ella
Morrow, organist; Dorothy Madler
Adah; Erna Loutzenhiser, Ruth'
Alice Wiseman, Esther;' Alice
CartwrighVMartha; Violett'e fcove-
les, Electa; Ethel Hall,-warden;
Fred Morrow. sfinHnoi

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1963

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Newspaper of the community of Baker, Fallon County, Montana.

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Fallon County Times
"VOLUME NUMBER 49
BAKER, MONTANA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1963
10c A COPY
NUMBER THREE
Egg Shell Mosaics Interesting Hobby, 0jjfy AlfDOrt
Well Dry Hole
Mrs. Anna Schultz with her egg shell mosaic picture which was
awarded a blue ribbon at the Fallon County Fair, in the background
is the one done by her granddaughter.
By Sara Kerr
Mrs. Anna Schultz has always
been interested in handicraft and
needlework, of any kind, so when
her granddaughter Sharon Zie-
barth of Seattle sent her a picture
she had made of egg shells in her
school art class, it was a challenge.
If the granddaughter could do
it, maybe she could, so she went to
-work collecting egg shells. She
found that the inside membrane
must be removed as soon as the
egg is broken. Then experimenting, she got the 'best results using different colored crepe paper
as a source of dye. She pours hot
water over the paper to extract the
color.
For her masterpiece she copied
an autumn scene requiring the
•whole range of autumn colors,
reds, orange and browns, with a
lake bringing in the contrasting
blues and greens. She outlined the
design with water color on a board,
then went to work breaking off
the right size, shape and color of
each tiny piece of egg shell to form
the picture, then glued them onto
the board with transparents glue.
Egg shell mosaic is just one of
Mrs. Schultz's hobbies. She does
oil painting, and is more than involved with popular tincraft. From
the lids of tin cans she has devised wind bells.
'Mrs. Schultz was born in Man-
dan, where she married Cornelius
Loran in 1909. They moved to Fal?
Ion County in 1910 homesteading
on land adjoining the 101 ranch.
They moved to Baker in 1936,
where her husband died in 1941.
Later she married William Schultz
who died just last November.
Three Accidents
On Highway
Christmas eve at 7:30, Mrs. Ar-
'
By Larry Busch
Shell Oil Company recently completed the City of Baker well situated in the Southeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of Section
24, Township 7 North of Range 5§
East of the M.P.M. The main area
of the airport is on the northeast
quarter of the same section and
range. The well was completed as
a dry hole. Total depth was 9450
feet and penetrated the uppermost
potential reservoirs of the Red
River Formation. Prior to abandonment a drill stem test was taken and approximately 10 barrels of
water was recovered. The remainder of the known reservoirs were
evaluated by detailed work with
the drill cuttings and openhole
logs.
The City of Baker well encountered steeply dipping beds along
the west side oL £he Baker structure associated with faulting which
has separated this well from th§
oil bearing portion of the structure. Due to the faulting Shell
found it necessary to drill an additional 830 feet of hole to encounter the same formation that
is . producing in the Continental-
Northern Pacific well lofated approximately one-half mile east of
the airport location. All of the
potential oil reservoirs in the City
of Baker well, were found at a
depth considerably below the oil-
water- contact. These reservoirs
contained water only and the well
was plugged and abandoned.
Helmerich & Payne, drilling
SOUNDING1 OFF
By Margaret Lathrop
"Some jobs have to be put off
dozens of times before they completely slip your mind."
That is probably, the way that
our New Years resolutions will eni
up but we are,in hopes that the
holiday brought all you desired
and that the New Year will be
more than good to you.
It seems a little hard to get
in the groove this week. Practically every day- seems like
Sunday and there is little rhyme
or reason to a press:day that in
all aspects shapes up like the
beginning of a new week.
We are more. than grateful to
those of you who have: been taking
care of your su'bscribtfons. We will
do all in our power to;, try to make
the paper interesting/ during this
coming year.'
We still are wondering what
could have happened to keep the
weather so perfect In this part
of the state for those visiting in
neighboring places and also those
visiting our little city.
Possibly the good weather and
interest in the new license plates
were factors which brought out a
standing line of people to get their
new plates Wednesday morning,
according to Mrs. Mildred Hurley,
county treasurer.
Clarence Carlsom has the de-
stinctiori along with - Governor
Tim in having number one plate.
Mrs. Hurley also issues the
warning once more that all gainfully employed residents must have
contractors who drilled the city Montana license plates on their
Forsyth Dogies
To Play Spartans
By Lyle Gillette
Friday night, January 4, the
Forsyth Dogies of the Southern
division class "B" will trod into
town to take on the Spartans in a
non-conference basketball game.
On the following evening, January
5. conference standings are again
at stake as the Scobey Spartans in-
vide the confines of Baker's gym-
namium.
Forsyth is currently leading
their league wtih ■ five wins and
one loss and will bring along their
second-stringers to battle the
Baker "B" squad in the 6:45 preliminary. The Spartans are taking out a "Dogie" catching license
in hopes of netting the fast moving Forsyth crew.
Scobey brings to town a conference standing just a little better than the home-owned Spartans. The blue toga wearing Sco-
beyites have been successful in
one assault on Eastern Division
opponents and would like to add
Baker to their scant collection of
wins.
For the early arriving cage fan
the preliminary game will pit. the
freshmen- of -Baker high against
the Baker junior high "Trojans/'
At 1:00 p. m., Saturday, the
Baker junior high seventh graders
meet the juniors of Plevna on the
Spartan hill court. *
9
Circle Wildcats
Run Up Big Lead
Oil and Water Stories Highlight
News Events During the Past Year
Howard Corey
Jn Navy FOCS
/
m4fts?.
Howard Corey at- Saufly Field,
Pensacola, Florida after completing his first solo flight on Dec. 7.
Howard, who is in Flight Officers Candidate School, of.the TJ.
6. Navy in Squadron One, gradu-.
ated from the Baker high school
Jn 1957, -and from Montana State
College last March. He joined the
navy in May. He lives in Milton,
Florida with his wife and small
daughter Jacqueline. Mrs. Corey is
the former Irjjs Gilbert from
Scobey and graduated from MSC
in June, and joined her husband
Jn September.
Many City Drivers
Forfeit Bonds
The Baker police report Arthur
McKay forfeited a $50.00 bond for
disturbing the peace on November
7. Other 'police news in December
include: . \ ,
December 6. Doug Marston forfeited a $10.00 bond for driving
without a license plate.
December 14. Earl Ketchum wasj
fined $25.00 for reckless driving
and $25.00 for leaving th.e scene of
an accident. '- --»•*• ■
December. 15. Jim Ray Clugston
forfeited a $10.00 bond for driving
without a drivers license.
December 17. Lee Madsen was
fined $25.00 for leaving the scene
of «m accident, and $10.00 for driving with faulty brakes.
December 18. Harold Cundall was
fined $10.00 for driving without a
drivers license.
December 21. Jay Cawdell, forfeited a $10.00 bond for having license plates. Lyle Randal was
fined $10.00 for driving on the
wrong side of the street. Ralph,
Shepherd forfeited a $10.00 bond
for not having license, plates.
December 22. John Schaefer was
fined $25.00 for leaving the scene
of an accident, and $25.00 for reckless driving.
December 24. A juvenile was
fined $15.00 for failure to drive
in a careful and prudent manner.
Gerald Plummer forfeited a $10.00
bond for speeding.
December 25. Laurence E. Stein-
er forfeited a $15.00 bond for
speeding.
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MEN INDUCTED
Men to leave from Fallon County January 8 th to be inducted into
the armed services are Lawrence
Schaefer,' son of Mr. and Mrs. Emll
Schaefer, of Plevna; Victor Graf,
son of John Graf, also of Plevnaj
Calvin Pierce, son of R. D. Pierce
of Ekalaka and Roger Fried, son
of Bill Fried of Baker. Roger has
been a member of the Baker police
force for the past six months. They
will leave from Butte January 9.
^
Marmarth Boy's
Condition Good
Clayton Graham, 13, of Marmarth, N. D., who was shot in the
head while hunting Saturday, was
listed in good condition by Deaconess Hospital officials Sunday
night.
The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Graham, was flown into'
Billings- from Baker Saturday
afternoon. He underwent surgery
Saturday night.
He was hunting with an uncle,
Ervin Graham, five miles north
of Marmarth when he was ac-
cidently shot with a .22 calibre
rifle, Marmarth poiice said.
Graham then left the boy and
ran and walked back to town
where he called a Baker doctor.
The, doctor took1 the boy*to the
Baker hospital where he treated
him for exposure and readied
him for the flight to Billings. —
Billings Gazette, Dec. 31, 1962.
4,
DRIVERS EXAMS
There will be an opportunity to
take driver license examinations
each Tuesday in January, begmV
ning the 8 th. Those wanting to
take the tests should report to the
examiner at the court house before 11 a. m. or 4 p. m.
well have been given a contract
to drill a well in the Pine Unit
Area.
The Pan American well recently
completed in Section 5 about two
miles northeast of Baker has been
placed on production. According
to the last issue of the Montana
Oil Journal this well is producing
135 barrels of oil per day plus 10
per' cent water from the Red River
formation.
Continental, apparently, has suspended drilling operations temporarily. Two Continental locations
have 'been staked in Bowman
County, North Dakota just across
the Little Missouri River in what
has been designated as the Little
Missouri field.
By coincidence Shell • drilling
contractors completed six wells
within the past ten days and each
contractor ,has._ started another
well. Following is a' list of locations of completed wells and new
locations now drilling:
In the Pennel Field: SE/SW^4
of Sec. 10, Twp-. 8 N. Rge. 59 E.
and SEV4SE^4 of Sec. 15—same
township and range just completed. New locations are SEV4NWV4
of Sec. 10, Twp. 8 N. Rge. 59E.
and SEV4SWH of Sec. 32, Twp.
8 N. Rge. 60 E.
In Corral Creek Area: Just completed are wells in Sections 3 and
4 and new wells started are in
Sections 4 and 10 all in township 6
North, Range 60 E.
Two recent completions in „ the
Little Beaver Field East in Bowman County. One' rig is moving
back into Montana in-Sec. 5, Twp
4 N. Rge. 62 East. The other rig
is moving into what can be called
a wildcat in the Little Missouri
Field just across the Little Missouri River in Bowman County,
North Dakota,.
SchoolFunds
Are Distributed
Fallon and Wibaux are the only
counties in the state who did not
receive. state school equalization
funds, because the evaluation in
these counties is large enough to
equalize the foundation program,
without aid from the state, according to Mrs. Lucille Riley, county superintendent of schools.
State school equalization funds
totaling $7,971,646 were allocated
to Montana counties Thursday as
the first of two payments for elementary and % secondary public
schools.
Supt. of Public Instruction Harriet Miller said this first payment
represents about 60 per cent of
the funds for the current fiscal
year.
Schools will receive payment
next month. from another source,
the state classroom unit assistance fund, Miss Miller said.
, The $7.9 million payment comes
under the .school foundation program, a plan that has had ox-
tensive revisions recommended
for it by a special governor's
committee. These recomenda-
tions will be studied by the 1963
legislature. ■
The foundation program, counting this and .the second payment
in the spring, pays about half .of
all school costs statewide, Miss
Miller said; -
•The first installments vary from
highs of $912,718 in Yellowstone
and $831,468 in Cascade counties
to the low-of $9,943 in Meagher
County. ' • ,
cars. i
We are welcoming back Jim
Anderson this week'to the Times"
staff who has been employed'
several months In Fort Benton
and bidding goodbye- to Montie
Stanhope who is, planning to
learn the offset printing trade.
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C OF C MEETING POSTPONED
The regular meeting of the Baker Chamber of Commerce will be
Jan.. 3, announced President, Clyde
Burns.
'Mohawk' Brought
Back To County
Leighton Lloyde Alden, alias Gene
Ellis, more commonly known - as
"Mohawk"' was brought back to
Fallon County from Kennebec, S.
D. last weekend by Sheriff T. M.
Huf ford.,
Alden is charged with the * following crimes in' the Fallon. County* ^District Court:.grand larceny,
uttering a fraudulent check and
forgery, all felonies;
He is held in the county Jail in
lieu, of the deposit of a .totel of
125.00 bail bond aiider these chargf
6di
been allocated.$46,000 for sharing• selected to study languages in
with the farmers and ranchers the
cost of needed projects to conserve soil, water, forest and wildlife resources.
As soon as the county program
has been approved, announcement
will* be made and producers may
file requests.for cost-sharing at
the County ASCS office. Producers who are\ interested in the
program are reminded that cost-
sharing payment cannot be made
on any practice which is carried
out in whole or in part prior to
the time that a request for assistance is filed with the County ASC
committee. *
The meeting will he January 10.
®
LEAVES FOR FORT RILEY
Victor Buerkle left Tuesday by
bus from MilesjCity for Fort Riley
Kansas, after, spending Christmas
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. -John
Buerkle. ■ Victor who was inducted
into the% armed services last August, completed his basic training at
Fort Ord, California then went to
Fort Huachuo, Arizona.•"'There"'' he
completed, a ten week school to
train mechanics * for* drone planes.
These are small radio-radar controlled planes (no.pilots) that are
used in taking pictures of = enemy
terrain..
Germany . . . Plevna girls stage
style show under the direction of
Home Economics teacher . . .
Pete Herbsts hold 55th wedding
anniversary. High school senior
girls guests of Woman's club annual banquet.
May. 3: Neighbors and friends
put in crop for Dick O'Connor
while he is hospitalized at Billings . . . New street cleaner delivered, early Monday and Thursday morning hours designated' for
street cleaning . . . Large crowd
from both Fallon and Carter Counties attend HD Council to hear
Rev. Roe speak on Greenland.
May 10: Dr. Melvin Rogstad
heads school board . . . Chamber
of Commerce hears need- for' water
survey . . . Baker sales! born reorganized, name, changed to Baker Livestock Auction.". . Clarksona
of Buffalo drill for oil near Little
Beaver station . -; . '
May 17: 43 seniors^; graduate
from Baker high school';,. ..French
club gives Paris style; side walk
cafe dinner. $-\ -
May'24.,Pan AmericanjOil company enters Baker"field-;; . . Hospital holds open house ;». . Robert
Ellingson: elected commander Post
35. l- "
May 81: Ten graduate from
Mrs. Bernice Cole
Officers of the local organization anticipate a visit from Arnold'
Benson, Glendive, worthy grand
patron at this same meeting and.'
would urge all O.E.S. members in
the area to attend the meeting.at
8 p. m. in the Masonic, temple.
Officers, serving Charity Chapter No. 60 are Iya- Andolshek,
worthy matron; Glenn Rugg, Worthy patron;. Ethel North; associate
matron; Dwight Loutzenhiser, associate;, patron; Wilma Livesay
secretary; . Martha Rediske, treasurer; Shirley Askin, conductress";
Elaine Rugg,. associate conductress; Margaret Griffith, chaplain-
Darlene Martin, marshall; Ella
Morrow, organist; Dorothy Madler
Adah; Erna Loutzenhiser, Ruth'
Alice Wiseman, Esther;' Alice
CartwrighVMartha; Violett'e fcove-
les, Electa; Ethel Hall,-warden;
Fred Morrow. sfinHnoi